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Want some so bad but not willing to trade organs for it (startrek.website)
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[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Socialized system vs capitalized system: The capitalist comes in and uses their venture capital to undercut the socialized system so that people stop using it. Once the socialized system loses interest and funding or are otherwise out of the picture, they they jack their prices up way higher than the original and because they're the only game in town, they get to keep those record profits in effective perpetuity.

[–] CompassRed@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't recall any socialized courier or food delivery services.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Could you imagine? Food delivery apps nationalized then delivered through the USPS?

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am sickened but intrigued.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago

Sickened? Why? What did food delivery app companies ever do for you?

[–] mcc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is just about efficiency. Postal (including UPS / FedEx) can plan the route ahead, stack parcels with as little space as possible, and deliver hundreds of packages in a day. UberEats doesn't know when will order show up, doesnt know when will order be ready, it can deliver maybe 2 - 3 orders in a row, the route planning is just in time.

Tell me how is this only explainable by socialized system.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago

You literally explained why that's the case in your comment, how do you not see it???

[–] alekks09@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are you trying to imply UPS/FedEx is a socialized system?

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

USPS is you fucking moron.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Average american. Don't you know? Capitalism is when good and when not good, that's ~~communism~~ socialism.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Socialism is when the workers own the means of production, not when the government does stuff.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Socialism is when the government does stuff and the more it does the more socialist it is, and if you do enough of it, that's communism.

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Boy, in this thread I really can't tell where the sarcasm ended and the bad faith began.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago

I make it intentionally hard to tell where I line up politically so people get punished for trying to find out if I'm on their side instead of just addressing the point i'm making.